Someone who is drunk has drunk so much alcohol that they cannot speak clearly or behave sensibly.
Stewart could not remember exactly why he had done it because he was so drunk.
He got drunk and had to be carried home.
He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
Synonyms: intoxicated, loaded [slang, mainly US, Canadian], tight [informal], canned [slang] More Synonyms of drunk
2. countable noun
A drunk is someone who is drunk or frequently gets drunk.
A drunk lay in the alley.
Synonyms: drunkard, alcoholic, lush [slang], boozer [informal] More Synonyms of drunk
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you are drunkwith a strong emotion or an experience, you are in a state of great excitement because of it.
They are currently drunk with success. [+ with]
I felt drunk with the excitement of life.
4.
Drunk is the past participle of drink.
drunk in British English
(drʌŋk)
adjective
1.
intoxicated with alcohol to the extent of losing control over normal physical and mental functions
2.
overwhelmed by strong influence or emotion
drunk with joy
noun
3.
a person who is drunk or drinks habitually to excess
4. informal
a drinking bout
Word origin
Old English druncen, past participle of drincan to drink; see drink
drunk in American English
(drʌŋk)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. Archaic
drink
adjective
2.
overcome by alcoholic liquor to the point of losing control over one's faculties; intoxicated
3.
overcome by any powerful emotion
drunk with joy
4. Informal
drunken (sense 3)
noun
5. Informal
a drunken person
6. Slang
a drinking spree
SYNONYMY NOTE: drunk is the simple, direct word, usually used in the predicate, for one who is overcomeby alcoholic liquor [he is drunk]; drunken, usually used attributively, is equivalent to , drunk but sometimes implies habitual, intemperate drinking of liquor [a drunken bum]; intoxicate verb transitive, inebriated are euphemisms; there are many euphemistic and slang terms in English expressingvarying degrees of drunkenness: e.g., , tipsy (slight), , tight (moderate, but without great loss of muscular coordination), blind drunk (great), blotto (to the point of unconsciousness), etc.
OPPOSITE: sober
Word origin
ME dronke < dronken, drunken
More idioms containing
drunk
drunk as a skunk
Examples of 'drunk' in a sentence
drunk
There are many people drunk and taking drugs.
The Sun (2016)
They told police they undressed partygoers who had drunk too much to deter them from driving home.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He gets so drunk he can barely stand.
The Sun (2016)
The chances are that my youngest will get really drunk at the wedding.
The Sun (2017)
He told the court he had not intentionally drunk alcohol - but pleaded guilty to the charge.
The Sun (2016)
In the 1970s, a third of drivers killed had drunk more than the law allowed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
An airline pilot who allegedly passed out in the captain's seat has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk at the controls of a passenger jet.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Or a drunk person I can't wake up?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said he was too drunk to remember what had happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Something that rapidly becomes apparent when you give up alcohol is how boring drunk people can be.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At least drunk drivers look out of their windscreen.
The Sun (2015)
Only five landlords in the whole country were convicted for selling alcohol to drunks last year.
The Sun (2013)
The rest were hazy on how much was drunk and by whom.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You can get drunk or wasted all the time or look after yourself.
The Sun (2010)
He was frequently drunk and died when she was young.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The sight of police officers having to plead with drunks to go home quietly is embarrassing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
When we got to the speeches he was so drunk he was really slurred.
The Sun (2008)
To serve anybody who is clearly drunk is an offence and should be stamped on hard.
The Sun (2009)
They are not so particular about a drunk best man succeeding.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Lots of people are drunk and out of control.
The Sun (2014)
More than a third of alleged victims had drunk alcohol.
The Sun (2006)
The couple were also charged with being drunk outside licensed premises.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You can get drunk but you should not be incapable.
Thomas Blaikie Blaikie's Guide to Modern Manners (2005)
Often he would stagger home drunk in the middle of the night.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We went for a drink with him recently and my girlfriend got really drunk.
The Sun (2012)
New research suggests that motorists who fiddle with their phones are more dangerous than drivers who are drunk or stoned.
The Sun (2014)
The person must be drunk to the extent of loss of self-control.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She says she is a different person when drunk and doesn't know how to control herself.
The Sun (2013)
Besides, we got too drunk to remember.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They've come so close but were clearly too drunk to undo the zip.
The Sun (2011)
Quotations
It's the wise man who stays home when he's drunkEuripidesThe Cyclops
Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in loveAntiphanes
In other languages
drunk
British English: drunk /drʌŋk/ ADJECTIVE
If someone is drunk, they have consumed too much alcohol.
I got drunk.
American English: drunk
Arabic: ثَمِل
Brazilian Portuguese: bêbado
Chinese: 喝醉了
Croatian: pijan
Czech: opilý
Danish: fuld beruset
Dutch: dronken
European Spanish: borracho
Finnish: humalainen
French: ivre
German: betrunken
Greek: μεθυσμένος
Italian: ubriaco
Japanese: 酔った
Korean: 술취한
Norwegian: full drukken
Polish: pijany
European Portuguese: bêbado
Romanian: beat
Russian: пьяный
Latin American Spanish: ebrio ebrio
Swedish: full alkoholpåverkad
Thai: เมา
Turkish: sarhoş
Ukrainian: п'яний
Vietnamese: say rượu
British English: drunk /drʌŋk/ NOUN
A drunk is someone who is drunk or who often gets drunk.
A drunk lay in the alley.
American English: drunk
Arabic: سَكْران
Brazilian Portuguese: bêbado
Chinese: 醉酒者
Croatian: pijanac
Czech: opilec
Danish: fulderik
Dutch: dronkenlap
European Spanish: borracho
Finnish: juoppo
French: ivrogne
German: Betrunkener
Greek: μεθυσμένος
Italian: ubriaco
Japanese: 酔っぱらい
Korean: 주정뱅이
Norwegian: fyllik
Polish: pijak
European Portuguese: bêbado
Romanian: bețiv
Russian: пьяный
Latin American Spanish: borracho
Swedish: fyllo
Thai: คนเมา
Turkish: sarhoş
Ukrainian: п'яний
Vietnamese: người say rượu
All related terms of 'drunk'
drink
When you drink a liquid, you take it into your mouth and swallow it.
dry drunk
an alcoholic who is not currently drinking alcohol but is still following an irregular undisciplined lifestyle like that of a drunkard
drunk tank
a large police cell used for detaining drunks overnight
half-drunk
partially intoxicated with alcohol
punch-drunk
A punch-drunk boxer shows signs of brain damage , for example by being unsteady and unable to think clearly , after being hit too often on the head.
drunk driver
A drunk driver is someone who drives after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed .
drunk driving
the crime of driving while classified as under the influence of alcohol because the quantity of alcohol in your blood exceeds legally permitted levels
drunk dialling
the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
drink in
If you drink in something that you see or hear , you pay a lot of attention to it and enjoy it.
drink to
When people drink to someone or something, they wish them success , good luck , or good health before having an alcoholic drink.
drink up
When you drink up an amount of liquid, you finish it completely.
drunk as a skunk
very drunk
drunk and disorderly
If someone is charged with being drunk and disorderly , they are charged with being drunk and behaving in a noisy , offensive , or violent way in public .
Chinese translation of 'drunk'
drunk
(drʌŋk)
pp
ofdrink
adj
醉的 (zuì de)
n(c)
(= drunkard) 醉汉(漢) (zuìhàn) (名, míng)
to get drunk喝醉了 (hēzuì le)
Seedrank
All related terms of 'drunk'
drink
[ c ] ( tea, water etc ) 饮(飲)料 yǐnliào [ 种(種) zhǒng ]
drunk driving
酒后(後)驾(駕)车(車) jiǔhòu jiàchē [ 英 = drink-driving ]
to get drunk
喝醉了 hēzuì le
drink in
( sight ) 陶醉于(於) táozuì yú
drink to
为(為) ... 干(乾)杯 wèi ... gānbēi
drink up
喝光 hēguāng
he was drunk half the time
( inf ) 他大部分时(時)候都是喝醉的 tā dàbùfen shíhòu dōu shì hēzuì de
he was not obviously drunk
他醉得不明显(顯) tā zuì de bù míngxiǎn
he was obviously not drunk
很显(顯)然，他没(沒)醉 hěn xiǎnrán, tā méi zuì
to get sb drunk/into trouble
使某人喝醉/陷入麻烦(煩) shǐ mǒurén hēzuì/xiànrù máfan
(adjective)
Definition
intoxicated with alcohol to the extent of losing control over normal functions
I got drunk and had to be carried home.
Synonyms
intoxicated
He appeared intoxicated, police said.
loaded (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
tight (informal)
He laughed loudly. There was no doubt he was tight.
canned (slang)
flying (slang)
bombed (slang)
stoned (slang)
wasted (slang)
smashed (slang)
hammered (slang)
steaming (slang)
wrecked (slang)
soaked (informal)
out of it (slang)
plastered (slang)
drunken
Drunken yobs smashed shop windows.
blitzed (slang)
pissed (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang)
He was just lying there completely pissed.
blatted (British, slang)
boozed-up (slang)
lit up (slang)
merry (British, informal)
stewed (slang)
pickled (informal)
bladdered (slang)
under the influence (informal)
He was charged with driving under the influence.
sloshed (slang)
tipsy
maudlin
well-oiled (slang)
dronkverdriet (South Africa)
elephants (Australian, slang)
legless (informal)
paralytic (informal)
By the end of the evening, they were all paralytic.
tired and emotional (euphemistic)
steamboats (Scottish, slang)
kaylied (British, slang)
langered (Irish, slang)
lashed (British, slang)
mashed (British, slang)
mullered (slang)
ossified (Irish, slang)
sat (South Africa)
stukkend (South Africa, slang)
trashed (slang)
tiddly (slang, mainly British)
off your face (slang)
zonked (slang)
blotto (slang)
broken (South Africa, informal)
fuddled
inebriated
He was obviously inebriated by the time dessert was served.
out to it (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
sottish
tanked up (slang)
bacchic
rat-arsed (taboo, slang)
Brahms and Liszt (slang)
Adrian Quist (Australian, slang)
half seas over (informal)
bevvied (dialect)
babalas (South Africa)
fu' (Scottish)
pie-eyed (slang)
(noun)
Definition
a person who is drunk or drinks habitually to excess
A drunk lay in the alley.
Synonyms
drunkard
Although he liked a drink, he was never a drunkard.
alcoholic
He admitted publicly that he was an alcoholic.
lush (slang)
boozer (informal)
We always thought he was a bit of a boozer.
toper (literary)
sot
soak (slang)
wino (informal)
inebriate
an inebriate wandering the streets late at night
Quotations
It's the wise man who stays home when he's drunk [Euripides – The Cyclops]Two things a man cannot hide: that he is drunk, and that he is in love [Antiphanes]